Ledesma: Casino under the cross
WHAT is this I heard that anytime now Apo View Hotel is going to be converted into a plush casino that would cater principally to Korean nationals? I do not mind them squandering their dollars in Davao but they should choose a gambling venue that is not proximate to houses of worship and schools.
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- French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.
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